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we are based in washington d.c. and i think you just add the web page up? >> host: we did. we have our own web page which we have more information about consumer access and a particular link to this issue of changing service from six down at five days of people have questions or comments or information to share with us we would really like to have it your to make the most aggressive effort we have had to date to get their imports station but on this very important change we went with all the information we can get as to get the information how to proceed. >> host: how is the commission funded? >> guest: we get its funding which is minuscule from the postal service. we get some of our operating funds through the postal service but they're actually voted on by congress though they could change that financial system if it wanted to do. >> host: connecticut. >> guest: we have 70 employees and a budget of $14 billion and i think we work really hard to make every one of those dollars worthwhile to the american public. >> host: connecticut is next as a talk about the future of the
we are based in washington d.c. and i think you just add the web page up? >> host: we did. we have our own web page which we have more information about consumer access and a particular link to this issue of changing service from six down at five days of people have questions or comments or information to share with us we would really like to have it your to make the most aggressive effort we have had to date to get their imports station but on this very important change we went with all...
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next week he hosts a nuclear security summit here in washington. that's expected to be attended leaders of over 40 nations. a panel now previews these events at a forum hosted for the center of strategic and international studies. it's an hour. >> i'm andrew schwartz. i'm vice president for external relations here at csi. i'm joined by my colleagues whom i'll introduce in a minute. this briefing will be available later on facebook today. it's also available video and audio and transcript on csis.org. and with that we'll get started. also for you itunes users, this will be on the beyond the campus section on itunes university. my colleagues andrew kuchins, sharon squassoni and janusz bugajski are some of the top experts in the world with this region. and they've got a lot to say about various things that are associated with this visit. in addition, you'll find before you an example of our critical questions. and this is -- i'll like to introduce my colleague, dr. andrew kuchins. >> it's a great pleasure to be here. and thanks for joining us this mor
next week he hosts a nuclear security summit here in washington. that's expected to be attended leaders of over 40 nations. a panel now previews these events at a forum hosted for the center of strategic and international studies. it's an hour. >> i'm andrew schwartz. i'm vice president for external relations here at csi. i'm joined by my colleagues whom i'll introduce in a minute. this briefing will be available later on facebook today. it's also available video and audio and transcript...
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another foot of snow it would be just like washington. and again, i've been a longtime friend and admirer of warren and he was a pillar and source of strength for me during the credit crisis. warden was referring to something in the book i was not a model of maturity when i was a senior at dartmouth college and by first data with wendy we were at the boston box and she wasn't impressed when i made my beeper plan. >> did you hit them? >> nope, but she gave me another chance. >> didn't she go home early that night? >> yeah, she went home early that night. >> fortunately he got a second chance. tell us a little bit about -- hank says in the book i'm a tough guy. i forget at what point he said that but he was a rustler in high school and was a tackle and everything but win the president asked him to become secretary of treasury and hank's initial reaction was how to do it but he decided to do it but he had one big worry and i think the crop might be interested in knowing what makes a grown man trembled. [laughter] >> warren is talking about m
another foot of snow it would be just like washington. and again, i've been a longtime friend and admirer of warren and he was a pillar and source of strength for me during the credit crisis. warden was referring to something in the book i was not a model of maturity when i was a senior at dartmouth college and by first data with wendy we were at the boston box and she wasn't impressed when i made my beeper plan. >> did you hit them? >> nope, but she gave me another chance. >>...
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holocaust memorial museum here in washington is the host of this two-hour talk. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's program, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". which is organized by the museum center for advanced holocaust studies. my name is robert and i director of university programs here at the center. to learn more about the activities including the centers, please take advantage of the mature is available in books for sale outside the theater. in 2003 the center and doctorate its jewish study initiative. this effort aims to finally change the way in which the holocaust is dented, todd and ultimately understood that by focusing attention on the survival and study of jewish source materials, and activities during the nokia, as well as remarkable efforts to rebuild the jewish world after the war, this addition of attempts with the study of jewish life. during and immediately following the period of the assault. this afternoon we will seek the fruits of the labor. the first point of the series, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". the fir
holocaust memorial museum here in washington is the host of this two-hour talk. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's program, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". which is organized by the museum center for advanced holocaust studies. my name is robert and i director of university programs here at the center. to learn more about the activities including the centers, please take advantage of the mature is available in books for sale outside the theater. in...
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i will say this though, in the end, i say that by the time i finished in washington, my mother had a different opinion of george w. bush. but, it is not a good way to start off in wendy was not much happier with me. 's be one of the most interesting things i found in the book and i had not heard a word about this before, was your account of how some top russian officials had gone to some top chinese officials with the suggestion essentially that they start dumping their bombs up probably freddie and fannie at that time. that almost sounds like a bear raid. i thought that was the sort of thing that just the evil guys on wall street did you tell me about that. >> it never happened, but we are very, very concerned about stabilizing fannie and freddie because as warren said, there were 5.4 jillion dollars of securities that were either insured or issued direct we buy these institutions. they were highly leveraged institutions, and the securities were held i think about 1.7 trillion.ñr the biggest portion was inside the u.s., and we had gone-- i have been trying to get reform legislation
i will say this though, in the end, i say that by the time i finished in washington, my mother had a different opinion of george w. bush. but, it is not a good way to start off in wendy was not much happier with me. 's be one of the most interesting things i found in the book and i had not heard a word about this before, was your account of how some top russian officials had gone to some top chinese officials with the suggestion essentially that they start dumping their bombs up probably...
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you were asked to testify in washington for ratification, not on the basis of what the obama administration will argue but in terms of what would you would argue is in the interest of the united states, skeptical democrats and republicans, what would you say to that senate committee? >> i think russia has to be more constructive on the subject of joint ballistic missile defense. "until now, -- up until now, russia has made some agreements but there is a widespread impression that this group assessment of threats and whatever is done in joint ballistic missiles has, for russia, lever to put the brakes on an american program. i think it is time to come out with new proposals. maybe you think what vladimir putin proposed on on the joint data center on mitchell -- missile launchers but also move forward whe. vladimir putin and president medvedev proposed that we have to have joint missile defense with the united sates and the european union. how about the russian people living in asia. ? are they entitled to protection or not? many people are going away from that but still, if we are to have ba
you were asked to testify in washington for ratification, not on the basis of what the obama administration will argue but in terms of what would you would argue is in the interest of the united states, skeptical democrats and republicans, what would you say to that senate committee? >> i think russia has to be more constructive on the subject of joint ballistic missile defense. "until now, -- up until now, russia has made some agreements but there is a widespread impression that...
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this is about 30 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] >> in afternoon and welcome to the washington institute for near east policy. my name is simon, i'm the picture of fellow and director of the gulf of program here. it also forced me today to chair this session, one of the caris occasions year when a also a speaker so i hope i will get the bounce right. if i have to disagree with one on either side of myself. [laughter] with me today to address this very important topic of too little too late nuclear security in the middle east, gregory schulte and george perk of it, gregory schulte is currently the senior visiting fellow at the national defense university center for the study of weapons of mass destruction. there's no way to get that on one on. [laughter] from 2005 to 2009 he served as the u.s. permanent representative at the international atomic energy agency in vienna. george who i have the honor of listening to this morning as he was doing in a gig at his home carnegie endowment is the vice president for sundays and director of the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowm
this is about 30 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] >> in afternoon and welcome to the washington institute for near east policy. my name is simon, i'm the picture of fellow and director of the gulf of program here. it also forced me today to chair this session, one of the caris occasions year when a also a speaker so i hope i will get the bounce right. if i have to disagree with one on either side of myself. [laughter] with me today to address this very important topic of too...
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in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account the same way that i argue that the powerhouse to have power-sharing because they don't live on an island but the truth is that i think it would be a wise move for the government in iraq to ask the saudis exactly how or you treating your shi'ites' if you care so much about how we treat our sudanese and that is where the majority population are shi'ites how are you treating yours? those are questions that have to be answered and they are so acute lead on the table that it it would be a stabilizing move to do that whether that happens are not i am not sure. >> host: you raise a goo
in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account...
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why do you think that there is difficulty in washington with the republicans supposedly at least a segment of them advocated free markets? is it because they are beholden to the larger interest and are not representing that? how do you go about dealing with the fact considering we want to bring together the two sides and this might be possible if it were not for the politicians. >> i take the second question first. why if there is so much support in principal from left and right and center why does it not have more traction? and i think we will get there. right now it is the power of the lobby that it's tremendously strong. i think we've had this before teddy roosevelt faced lobbies the were just as strong, different form but nelson aldrich for example who was the dominant force in the senate on these issues in the first decade of 20th century his daughter married john d. rockefeller's son the republican party which was teddy roosevelt's party was very tight with business and i would stress one reason we wrote the book and one reason i give these talks is that the business sector -- it's n
why do you think that there is difficulty in washington with the republicans supposedly at least a segment of them advocated free markets? is it because they are beholden to the larger interest and are not representing that? how do you go about dealing with the fact considering we want to bring together the two sides and this might be possible if it were not for the politicians. >> i take the second question first. why if there is so much support in principal from left and right and...
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i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed away in 2001. but i was doing my research i found out he left behind a large amount of documents from the time that he served on the central committee as a staff member. he was in the defense department, which was responsible for the entire military industrial complex. and he was one of those fellows who lived by the power of his pencil. and his pen. he filled dozens of large notebooks with notes every day of technical details, things that had happened in the kremlin. arms control. weapon decisions. and what's so fascinating about this archive which will be avail
i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed...
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karzai is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- [inaudible] >> sorry? [inaudible] >> that was the reference to the may 12th separate meeting. okay. >> this is still on as of today. that's what robert gibbs said this morning at the gaggle. >> well, obviously one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. and so i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week, that that may be a point of discussion hopefully. with the upcoming -- the planned offensive in kandahar, you know, ambassador eikenberry was here recently. and his comment was, you know, this is one part political -- excuse me, one part military, five parts political. the one part military, the afghan leadership is likely to support. the five parts political, big, big question mark. >> welcome to the bipartisan nonideologically driven center for strategic for international studies. right over here. >> francine kiefer from the "christian science monitor." i would like to go back with the reset of russia subject. could you talk a
karzai is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- [inaudible] >> sorry? [inaudible] >> that was the reference to the may 12th separate meeting. okay. >> this is still on as of today. that's what robert gibbs said this morning at the gaggle. >> well, obviously one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. and so i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week, that that may be a...
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is there a conference on hydrodynamics in the washington, d.c. area this week? what the hell is magnet hydrodynamics do i hear you ask? well, it's complicated but it could relate to centrifuges which enrich uranium. back in 1974, there was such a conference here. and it was attended by one dr. a. q. khan representing not pakistan but the netherlands. who noticed? probably nobody who should have noticed. it's not clear anybody should have noticed at that time at least anyway. but it illustrates the extent of the challenge between allowing the normal academic discourse that we pride ourselves on and what can be done with the knowledge acquired. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i now switch hats and chair the event. and we open up for a q & a session. but i will do that normal cheeky thing which is to use my temporary position of power to ask the first question. -- questions. ambassador, was there ever a time -- was it ever possible to have stopped iran? i know it would just be agreeing. but if you could look back and decide that you were going to be an extraord
is there a conference on hydrodynamics in the washington, d.c. area this week? what the hell is magnet hydrodynamics do i hear you ask? well, it's complicated but it could relate to centrifuges which enrich uranium. back in 1974, there was such a conference here. and it was attended by one dr. a. q. khan representing not pakistan but the netherlands. who noticed? probably nobody who should have noticed. it's not clear anybody should have noticed at that time at least anyway. but it illustrates...
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interesting to see how the white house six is the term to the public during next week's summit here in washington d.c. i would suggest that to some states, nuclear security is the possession of nuclear weapons. two other states, it is the protection offered by allies such as the united states, which have nuclear weapons. on the civil side, it might well be the energy security offered by civilian nuclear power plant. nuclear science has much to offer on the positive side, but it also carries considerable risk that nuclear weapons being in the wrong hands of rogue states or terrorist groups. and again on the civil side, even civil nuclear power plants carry risks of radiation accidents or theft to dangerous materials. it might appear that awkward people would think the same way on this issues, but i suspect it is not the case. i've been told that significant agreement at next week's summit will be in safeguarding nuclear materials, particularly what are known as fissile materials like plutonium and highly enriched uranium, the explosives inside atomic bombs. the particular danger is that terrorists
interesting to see how the white house six is the term to the public during next week's summit here in washington d.c. i would suggest that to some states, nuclear security is the possession of nuclear weapons. two other states, it is the protection offered by allies such as the united states, which have nuclear weapons. on the civil side, it might well be the energy security offered by civilian nuclear power plant. nuclear science has much to offer on the positive side, but it also carries...
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i spent a lot of time talking to people in washington. i live in washington and i spent a lot of time talking to come you know, people in and around the officials, politicians, their staff and obviously the attitudes have begun to change. this is not ever say that although people think it is not what it was before september 2008 but is still the case that an amazing number of people think finances good, unregulated finances better completely unfettered megabanks are the best. this idea is wrong. this idea is dangerous. this idea must he stopped. how are we going to do it? while the biggest things have to become smaller. you know, people say to me, well simon, there's a lot going on. it's very complicated coming up, size doesn't matter. into which i respond really? citigroup, when it failed, and serving into liquid of the difficulties. i always forget. in fall 2008, was a $2.5 trillion think it does include the off-balance sheet liabilities had to bring back on the balance sheet, 2.5 trillion. i may ask you this, if citibank identified joi
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the unknown factor is not what washington wants. i think washington has made their decision. that the risks and the costs of an attack on iran are too high. and the reason it's too high is not because it is not militarily executable, and i think it would be put back like a bit more, but because the iranian response will be threefold, unleashing hezbollah, de- stabilizing iraq, they are raising high, here we are. and mining the straits of hormuz, and when they mine the straits of hormuz, we have done a very careful caregivers of the cost of oil and it comes out at lots. when the united states takes a look at what iran has, it's a no-brainer. let it go. when israel takes a look at the same equation, they come up with a much more complex and difficult answer. in this particular case, israel does not have the military capability of taking out israeli nuclear weapons. ask an israeli. the route is israeli air force can't conduct a multi-we campaign. they can however launch nuclear weapons. the threat of israel launching nuclear weapons will push the united states into an impossible
the unknown factor is not what washington wants. i think washington has made their decision. that the risks and the costs of an attack on iran are too high. and the reason it's too high is not because it is not militarily executable, and i think it would be put back like a bit more, but because the iranian response will be threefold, unleashing hezbollah, de- stabilizing iraq, they are raising high, here we are. and mining the straits of hormuz, and when they mine the straits of hormuz, we have...
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we were fortunate in the united states we had george washington. there are very few countries in the world at a critical moment like this that have a george washington. however, with all of the difficulties in the last election the challenge we have is working with what is the recognized government of afghanistan and president karzai and finding ways to work at the local level simultaneously so that we are able to deliver this capacity out in the field of the military operations. but me -- i don't want to be labour the point but let me make some specific points. in iraq of the drawdown is on track. the troops are leaving. the plan is in place. general odierno and investor who are confident. equipment is being redeployed, significant amount to afghanistan as well as back to the united states. the election represented a tide of nationalism and secularism over secretary in partisanship which is an important development. it's not with your who was the prime minister but it is clear the people of iraq and their votes did not increase secretarianism the
we were fortunate in the united states we had george washington. there are very few countries in the world at a critical moment like this that have a george washington. however, with all of the difficulties in the last election the challenge we have is working with what is the recognized government of afghanistan and president karzai and finding ways to work at the local level simultaneously so that we are able to deliver this capacity out in the field of the military operations. but me -- i...
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this position was then reiterated today in "the washington post" op-ed. what incentives to individuals have to purchase insurance they know the irs won't be checking and will be seeking to collect individual mandate penalties? >> we will be looking, mr. brusquely. we will be corresponding with people whether that triggers examination or not it is going to depend on a given case. it's not likely what my boss was saying that is not the kind of case that we send out an agent to pursue it is the kind of case we correspond with a taxpayer congress limited the tools we can use but we will be talking to the taxpayer and we do have a refund offset mechanism in order to enforce the provision. that is in our toolbox. >> let me give you this, some idea something could happen, so if you have matching which is one of the ways of checking if an individual doesn't purchase health insurance and it wouldn't be receiving anything from the insurance company and also has no filing requirement with the irs with the irs the match against? >> again that is senator roberts quest
this position was then reiterated today in "the washington post" op-ed. what incentives to individuals have to purchase insurance they know the irs won't be checking and will be seeking to collect individual mandate penalties? >> we will be looking, mr. brusquely. we will be corresponding with people whether that triggers examination or not it is going to depend on a given case. it's not likely what my boss was saying that is not the kind of case that we send out an agent to...
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in my home state of washington, it has cost us over 150,000 jobs. it has cost small businesses the access to credit that they need to grow and hire. it's cost our workers their retirement accounts that they were counting on to carry them through their golden years. it cost our students their college savings that would help launch them their careers. it has cost our homeowners the value of their most important asset, as neighborhoods have be decimated by foreclosures. it's cost our school teachers, our plirvetion and our communities. it's cost young people like david corato of seattle, whose mother since he was very young would take $400 out of her paycheck and put it towards david's education fund. it was a long-term smart investment that she knew would pay off for david's future. well, when that financial crisis occurred, he lost a third of his college fund -- $10,000. it's also cost older people like edward diaz, who's also from washington state. he was not only laid off from his job of 21 years due to the recession, but he also lost $100,000 from
in my home state of washington, it has cost us over 150,000 jobs. it has cost small businesses the access to credit that they need to grow and hire. it's cost our workers their retirement accounts that they were counting on to carry them through their golden years. it cost our students their college savings that would help launch them their careers. it has cost our homeowners the value of their most important asset, as neighborhoods have be decimated by foreclosures. it's cost our school...
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the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, as we prepare here to consider legislation that includes some of the strongest reforms of wall street ever, i think it's important that we not lose sight of exactly what is on-line for the american people, that we will not allow complicated financial products and terminology to distract from the fact that this really is a debate about fairness, about family finances, and protecting against another economic collapse. that we remember for wall street lobbyists, this may be correct, but for the american people this is pretty simple. this is a debate about whether they can walk into a bank and sign up for a mortgage or apply for a credit card or start a retirement plan. are the rules on their side when they do that or are they with the big banks on wall street? well, madam president, for far too long, the financial rules was road -- rules of the road have favored big banks and credit card companies and wall street. and for far too long, they have abused those rules. wheth
the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, as we prepare here to consider legislation that includes some of the strongest reforms of wall street ever, i think it's important that we not lose sight of exactly what is on-line for the american people, that we will not allow complicated financial products and terminology to distract from the fact that this really is a debate about fairness, about family finances, and protecting...
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my reaction to this sort of question and you hear it often in washington, washington is amazing city because of certain subjects we simply can't discuss and there are other subjects which are so popular and this is one of the frequent questions how can the palestinians quote if they are divided. are they so exceptional? the middle east is desperately divided. even in europe is divided on so many crucial issues. the united states itself is divided on so many crucial issues. i think we have to be careful not to take a patronizing tone with them. people have a constellation of different views i think the egyptian government must be pleased for wasting and sparing no effort to try and bring to the sites together. eventually this may well succeed. we hope they succeed the palestinians in sorting out the differences but is it so exceptional that we must place it higher upon the issues that require the urgent treatment? i.t. we as a people more generally -- when you look at the planet one can remark that a few took a treaty negotiated contractual treaty negotiated in the immediate aftermath
my reaction to this sort of question and you hear it often in washington, washington is amazing city because of certain subjects we simply can't discuss and there are other subjects which are so popular and this is one of the frequent questions how can the palestinians quote if they are divided. are they so exceptional? the middle east is desperately divided. even in europe is divided on so many crucial issues. the united states itself is divided on so many crucial issues. i think we have to be...
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it's washington your way at the c-span video library. every program since 1987 free onli. >> now a house hearing on the problem of antibiotic resistance. the witnesses are dr. thomas friedan centers of disease control and the director of national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. frank pallone of new jersey chairs the committee. this is about 2 hours. >> the hearing of the subcommittee is called to order. today we're having a hearing on antibiotic resistance and the threat to public health. and i will first recognize myself for an opening statement. this is a very serious public health concern. and i know it's an issue of great interest to many members of the house of representatives. antibiotics are among the most impactful medical innovations of the 20th century. though first discovered in the late 1920s, antibiotics became part of routine treatment to combat bacterial infections in the 1940s. they were the main contributors of the decline of infectious diseases. illnesses that happened widespread and often fatal prior to t
it's washington your way at the c-span video library. every program since 1987 free onli. >> now a house hearing on the problem of antibiotic resistance. the witnesses are dr. thomas friedan centers of disease control and the director of national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. frank pallone of new jersey chairs the committee. this is about 2 hours. >> the hearing of the subcommittee is called to order. today we're having a hearing on antibiotic resistance and the...
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falcon, when did you come to washington? >> it was in 19 -- >> yes out. >> 1989 i believe. >> 1989. mr. lockhart? >> 1989 as well. >> 1989. i am reminded of a movie which basically has a story, but then it is seen from various participants as to what they saw. so your testimony is one view of what happened, and if you were privy to the panel in front of us, decidedly, it was somewhat of a different view in terms of attitudes and relationships. i just have to say, i was there for the movie as well, and i think your version tends to have a greater degree of credibility about relationships than the one i heard earlier. to bolster this, and we are trying, i say we, staff and commissioners, are trying to work out a timeline with specific events, some of which are public, others are much more private, including e-mails between individuals, and statements from individuals, and we're going to continue to work on the veracity of it. but i eventually, mr. chairman, plan to place it in the record, to let people in a relatively brief, almost a visual way, take a look at those events. and the fi
falcon, when did you come to washington? >> it was in 19 -- >> yes out. >> 1989 i believe. >> 1989. mr. lockhart? >> 1989 as well. >> 1989. i am reminded of a movie which basically has a story, but then it is seen from various participants as to what they saw. so your testimony is one view of what happened, and if you were privy to the panel in front of us, decidedly, it was somewhat of a different view in terms of attitudes and relationships. i just have to...